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referring referring definition

referring


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  refer 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  refer 
 
  Sense  1 
  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer 
  =>  commend,  remember 
  =>  speak  of  the  devil 
  =>  remember 
  =>  touch  on 
  =>  invoke,  appeal 
  =>  namedrop 
  =>  raise,  bring  up 
  =>  drag  up  dredge  up 
  =>  cross-refer 
 
  Sense  2 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
  =>  focus  on  center  on  revolve  around  revolve  about  concentrate  on  center 
  =>  apply,  hold  go  for 
  =>  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  matter  to  interest 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer 
  =>  submit 
  =>  recommit 
 
  Sense  6 
  denote,  refer 
  =>  twist,  twist  around  pervert,  convolute,  sophisticate 
  =>  euphemize 
  =>  hark  back  return,  come  back  recall 
  =>  name  identify 
  =>  apply 
  =>  slur 
  =>  express,  state 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  refer 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  refer 
 
  Sense  1 
  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer 
  =>  commend,  remember 
  =>  speak  of  the  devil 
  =>  remember 
  =>  touch  on 
  =>  invoke,  appeal 
  =>  namedrop 
  =>  raise,  bring  up 
  =>  drag  up  dredge  up 
  =>  cross-refer 
 
  Sense  2 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
  =>  focus  on  center  on  revolve  around  revolve  about  concentrate  on  center 
  =>  apply,  hold  go  for 
  =>  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  implicate 
  =>  matter  to  interest 
  =>  intrigue,  fascinate 
  =>  grab,  seize 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer 
  =>  submit 
  =>  give 
  =>  return 
  =>  report  out 
  =>  relegate,  pass  on  submit 
  =>  recommit 
 
  Sense  6 
  denote,  refer 
  =>  twist,  twist  around  pervert,  convolute,  sophisticate 
  =>  euphemize 
  =>  hark  back  return,  come  back  recall 
  =>  recur,  go  back 
  =>  name  identify 
  =>  enumerate,  itemize,  itemise 
  =>  list,  name 
  =>  number,  list 
  =>  announce 
  =>  apply 
  =>  slur 
  =>  express,  state 
  =>  vote 
  =>  vote 
  =>  vote 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  refer 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  refer 
 
  6  senses  of  refer 
 
  Sense  1 
  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer 
  =>  think  of  have  in  mind,  mean 
 
  Sense  2 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
 
  Sense  3 
  refer 
  =>  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer 
  =>  send  direct 
 
  Sense  5 
  consult,  refer,  look  up 
  =>  research 
 
  Sense  6 
  denote,  refer 
  =>  mean  intend 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  refer 
 
  refer  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  refer 
 
  Sense  1 
  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer 
  =>  think  of  have  in  mind,  mean 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  refer 
  =>  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer 
  =>  send  direct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  consult,  refer,  look  up 
  =>  research 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  denote,  refer 
  =>  mean  intend 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  refer 
 
  The  verb  refer  has  6  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer  --  (make  reference  to:  "His  name  was  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invention") 
  2.  (20)  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on  --  (be  about  have  to  do  with  be  relevant  to  refer,  pertain,  or  relate  to  "What's  this  novel  all  about?";  "There  were  lots  of  questions  referring  to  her  talk") 
  3.  (14)  refer  --  (think  of  regard,  or  classify  under  a  subsuming  principle  or  with  a  general  group  or  in  relation  to  another;  "This  plant  can  be  referred  to  a  known  species") 
  4.  (6)  refer  --  (send  or  direct  for  treatment,  information,  or  a  decision:  "refer  a  patient  to  a  specialist";  "refer  a  bill  to  a  committee") 
  5.  (4)  consult,  refer,  look  up  --  (seek  information  from  "You  should  consult  the  dictionary";  "refer  to  your  notes") 
  6.  (3)  denote,  refer  --  (have  as  a  meaning;  "  `multi-'  denotes  `many'  ") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  refer 
 
  The  verb  refer  has  6  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer  --  (make  reference  to:  "His  name  was  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invention") 
  2.  (20)  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on  --  (be  about  have  to  do  with  be  relevant  to  refer,  pertain,  or  relate  to  "What's  this  novel  all  about?";  "There  were  lots  of  questions  referring  to  her  talk") 
  3.  (14)  refer  --  (think  of  regard,  or  classify  under  a  subsuming  principle  or  with  a  general  group  or  in  relation  to  another;  "This  plant  can  be  referred  to  a  known  species") 
  4.  (6)  refer  --  (send  or  direct  for  treatment,  information,  or  a  decision:  "refer  a  patient  to  a  specialist";  "refer  a  bill  to  a  committee") 
  5.  (4)  consult,  refer,  look  up  --  (seek  information  from  "You  should  consult  the  dictionary";  "refer  to  your  notes") 
  6.  (3)  denote,  refer  --  (have  as  a  meaning;  "  `multi-'  denotes  `many'  ") 



referring definition